Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library. Have students work in groups to come up with one hundred ways to represent the number “100” Some examples are: 50+50. Visit my @AskaTechTeacher Twitter feed and share your thoughts! the square root of 100 + 90.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Kids learn by example. Go to the library and thank the librarian if s/he helps you with something. Set up a Little Free Library at your school or neighborhood. Comments are closed but feel free to contact me via Twitter (@askatechteacher). Why is it important? a puppet show, music performance, play). More on kindness.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The Back to School Behavior Management Course Bundle, part of Vector Solutions’ Special Education course offerings, is just one example of the resources the company provides around student safety and wellness, trauma, and mental health. Follow us on Twitter @VS_K12 and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VectorSolutionsK12.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2020

For example, if you’re programming the robot to take a seat in the classroom: Move right foot, then left, 4 times. For example, use the stages in an animal’s lifecycle. Users create a recipe by choosing a trigger channel from IFTTT’s library, then a trigger, and finally an action channel. Grade level: 3-12.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Sunday, June 8th at 4pm Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship - Seeing the Big Picture , with Dr. Jason Ohler.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

For example, if you’re programming the robot to take a seat in the classroom: Move right foot, then left, 4 times. For example, use the stages in an animal’s lifecycle. Users create a recipe by choosing a trigger channel from IFTTT’s library, then a trigger, and finally an action channel. Grade level: 3-12.

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Robotics iPad Digital Citizenship Mobility 294

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. I have this as an example of something an educator may have done with students as a PBL unit in the four walled classroom. PBL Project Example. Students are great at digital collaboration! Welcome to the Future!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Users create a recipe by choosing a trigger channel from IFTTT’s library, then a trigger, and finally an action channel. For example: IF they post a photo on Instagram THEN share it on Twitter. For example, if the student forgets how to solve a math problem, the QR code will take them to help. Grade level: K-12.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Vector LiveSafe, created by Virginia Tech shooting survivor and campus safety advocate Kristina Anderson, is just one example of the resources Vector Solutions provides to support student safety and wellness. Follow us on Twitter @VS_K12 and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VectorSolutionsK12. About Vector Solutions.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. This is a piece of hard data relating to equity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2019

For example: Move right foot, then left, 4 times. For example, if they say “walk to the chair”, look confused. Before starting, review the digital citizenship associated with visiting an online site (such as privacy, staying on the assigned website, and not talking to strangers). Turn right; walk 4 steps.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Summer PD: The Tech-infused Teacher is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-12 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Twitter—used to share notes, thoughts, mini-assessments, to collect information via #hashtags, and in TwitterChats. How is it taught?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

For example, if you’re programming the robot to take a seat in the classroom: Move right foot, then left, 4 times. For example, use the stages in an animal’s lifecycle. Users create a recipe by choosing a trigger channel from IFTTT’s library, then a trigger, and finally an action channel. Grade level: 3-12.

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Robotics iPad Digital Citizenship Mobility 249

Buncee

AUGUST 1, 2022

In my classroom, providing students with different choices for creating with the language not only helps them to build their language skills, fosters creativity , and also helps with the development of technology skills and promotes digital citizenship as they post online and share their work with others. thingsiwishedu.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 1st A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

First, know that the folks who were #NotatISTE or #NotatISTE19 and those who love them, shared quite a bit using the Twitter hashtags. Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. Soundtrap offers 20 Best of #ISTE19 podcasts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

For example, if you’re talking about geology, invite a parent geologist to make that science topic real to students. demonstrate how to use the school online library/lunch order system (or similar). have a class Twitter feed. Here’s an example of mine. show how to log into the school online grade reports.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Sharing Created Gamis While not having to worry about log in information is a plus and sharing is easy, there is not currently a way to see a library of the Gamis one makes when in the app. The student could then share the link to the Gami via email, Twitter, Facebook, or copy/pasting the link to a learning management system such as Edmodo.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

When the Internet arrived, I — as did my colleagues — adopted it mostly for two reasons: 1) research — in place of the library, and 2) rote drills, such as supporting math practice. For example, a unit on space is supported by a virtual chat with an astronaut from the space station or his Houston training facility.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Michelle Luhtala , Department Chair of the New Canaan, CT, High School Library and a 2015 Library Journal Mover & Shaker , is a leader in helping teacher-librarians all around the country to become Future Ready. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award and the Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2016

digital devices for students–Chromebooks, laptops, iPads, or netbooks. staff buy-in–if teachers don’t buy into using digital tools, they will continue to print newsletters, hang paper examples of student work, and pass out paper rubrics and worksheets. quick methods like texting are fine.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2023

If students have online accounts (through blogs, Twitter, or a class website), have them create an avatar for their profile. Here are two examples: The bottom one requires attribution—a linkback or credit. Expand your discussion by watching and then discussing this video on Online Reputations. I’ve provided the linkback here: [link].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

digital devices for students–Chromebooks, laptops, iPads, or netbooks. staff buy-in–if teachers don’t buy into using digital tools, they will continue to print newsletters, hang paper examples of student work, and pass out paper rubrics and worksheets. quick methods like texting are fine.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 5, 2015

When we Tweet professionally, we show our kiddos how they should behave online by our example. Commenting with Care Here''s a great set of guidelines to share with kiddos for commenting on blogs inspired and adapted from Bridget Compton-Moen of New Zealand that I use on our Daring School Library blog. When we comment we model.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

I was introduced to it via my history teacher network on Twitter (a plug for using Twitter for professional purposes). For example, it is an excellent tool for students to introduce themselves to their classmates by creating a biographical recording or showing what they like about the subject. Pear Deck. T4Edtech #edtech.

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EdTechSandyK

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

I think giving a shout-out to these people/resources benefits the entire online educational community by highlighting great resources others may not know about and giving those of us less experienced in blogging and PLN building examples to learn from. It blends the educational side of technology with the technical side.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

For those of you that like synchronous conversation, Twitter chats can help you connect to others with similar interests as well as provide a great forum to ask questions and get feedback on ideas. Digital Citizenship. You’re bound to find several additions for your professional library. Classroom Device Management.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Mortenson Creating a 24/7 Professional Development Model by Josh Allen Creating a Library Website to Support Information Literacy Needs by Luann Edwards Creating ePortfolios using Weebly by Valerie R. Venable Social Networking for Social Good with TakingITGlobal for Educators by Kate Gatto Social Networking for Teacher Education by Leigh A.

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MindShift

AUGUST 30, 2018

Ubiquitous social media platforms—including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram—have created a venue for people to share and connect with others. For example, clues in the email lead students to four canopic jars containing USB drives. But few resources compare to actually experiencing a data and privacy breach. Courtesy of Paul Darvasi).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

Join live at https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cqmq3c9utg219ik1epto9lchj2k and participate on Twitter using #wlmachat. Students explore digital dilemmas, making good (and not-so-good) decisions, and trying out possible solutions through stories and mini-games – all without risking their real-world reputations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Second Monday of each month is the Teacher Librarian Twitter Chat. Follow #TLChat on Twitter to participate.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 20, 2015

First, to ensure you do not miss a valuable post or other resources covering PBL, Digital Curriculum, Web 2.0, As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Here are more than 30 websites with free PBL examples, guidance, rubrics, and templates. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Digital privacy. Have a discussion about privacy on the Internet—how rare it is in a world where people post everything they do onto Facebook, Twitter, and blogs. If students have online accounts (through blogs, Twitter, or a class website), have them create an avatar for their profile. K-8 Digital Citizenship Curriculum.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 24, 2019

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Seven Categories of Search Engines with an Example for Each. Twitter Advanced Search – Social Media Search – This Twitter Search Page is valuable when showing teachers great ways to collect learning resources.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

Summer PD: The Tech-infused Teacher is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-12 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Twitter—used to share notes, thoughts, mini-assessments, to collect information via #hashtags, and in TwitterChats. How is it taught?

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. The company sold The Financial Times and its stake in The Economist in 2015, for example.

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